Ping Pong Equipment & Reviews

Reviews

OK. So there's no Hulk. But you'll feel as exhilarated as The Hulk smashing something when you first win. Depth I haven't even plumbed yet. Did you ever hear anyone complain about Pong? That's because Pong is what it is, as is Rockstar Table Tennis. A perfect sports simulation of a simple yet engrossing sport. There'll always be some immature tyrant wanting to play Hulk. Don't let them convince you this game is anything less then the coolest Table Tennis game there is.

I really enjoyed this game in begining as i really like table tennis a lot but this game gets very frustrating very quickly as the 3rd or 4th guy is like impossible to beat with the speed and spin that they play with. i gave up after like 5-10 tries and now this game is just collecting dust.

I love Table Tennis for Xbox 360 more than Tim Tebow loves Jesus. If you could give games a rating of 11 (instead of 10, since this website only lets you score up to 10) I would definitely say 11. But since I can't, I will give it a 10. Graphics: 10. Sounds: 10 (Crank the volume up, you can really hear the ball hit the table and the characters very witty attitude remarks). Story Line: 10. Female Character Sexiness: 15 (Haley and Carmen Making out? Yes please. Oh wait, Cassidy just showed up? Ménage à trois!) Perhaps the greatest feature in the game is the sexy, estrogen driven Lioness like mind-set of the female players. Extraordinary. Second would be the excitement of the rallies. Insane. I had a rally against Liu Ping that lasted 73 shots. I went into this zone, like another world. I actually thought I was in San Paulo, Brazil. I could hear the crowd, see the blur of the ball and feel my pulse quicken pace. Then the lights dim, the crowd is gone. It is just me (Haley). And Liu. The techno beat surges as does my focus shot. 67, 68, 69, right sidespin, left sidespin, right sidespin...my sweat is dripping down my face, no time to wipe though, my hands are busy making Ping Pong magic. My focus bar blinks! I hit left trigger, hold Topspin, aim left. Full focus top spin winner!!! San Paulo is Mine! Achievement unlocked! Thank you Rockstar, for bringing Me, and Table Tennis alive through video gaming.

As many others have mentioned, this game was developed by Rockstar (of GTA fame). I still find that humorous! I think the biggest issue with this game is that it really requires you to know strategies from real life tennis-like games (squash, tennis, table tennis, etc). If you do not know these, you will not be able to win. I have the pleasure of knowing the game of squash quite well, so i was able to implement the strategies. Here are a few tips: After every shot, get back to a center. When making shots, try to lead the other player further and further from center. (do a left side table shot with leftspin, on the return, do a right side table shot with right spin. If they get there quick, switch to left spin focus shot on right side of table, putting it behind them) Mix and match with different depths on the table! Just like in real life, the player who does not get back to center properly will be the one to lose that point The graphics, for its time, are really quite nice. Animations are relatively realistic and sound effects are done extremely well. The difficulty is not that bad, but sometimes it seems like your character has a mind of their own. The characters all play extremely differently, and i really appreciate the time put into it. However, unlockables are quite boring. I wish some of the jerzees gave boosts to some stats, or something similar. To be blunt, this is a shallow game, with the exception of center strategy. It wont be a game that will suck you in for hours and hours at a time, but its perfect when you dont have much time and want to play a few matches. My biggest dig is on the colored markers for the different spins. I am partially color-blind (red/green/brown & blue/purple) and this aspect of the game was literally impossible for me. One of the training challenges has you returning with the same spin as it was sent with. There is absolutely no way for me to see that, especially when it has a bit weaker spin. It is really frustrating, especially since so many games that operate so strongly on color offer a "color-blind" mode. There was obviously no consideration for those like me. Luckily, returning a volley with the same spin really does not affect my ability to win... I will say that although the game mechanics and timing worked well for me, one of my best friends just could NOT get it. I wont entirely blame the game for it, but it could be indicative of how you and others will be able to play the game. For the price, it really is a decent buy. Especially if you can get it with free shipping. As with --ALL-- games, rent before you buy!!!! well, i guess in this case, i was able to purchase it for half of what i would have been able to rent it for... Maybe there is a demo on XBL?

This game simply is what it is, a very basic and VERY WELL DONE game of ping pong. Not many 'bells and whistles' to be found here, but it's very refreshing to see what happens when a praised developer such as Rockstar focuses it's talent and energy into one thing in particular and a superb experience, that anyone can enjoy, is the final result. The price tag just makes it that much more of a great package. I was skeptical, as I'm not usually a big fan of sports games, let alone tennis of any kind, but this was a very pleasant surprise!